News and reports from the Department of Energy.

There was activity on three bills related to the Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Sept. 20.

News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - EM crews are taking the first steps to bring the massive Alpha-4 facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) to the cold-and-dark stage, a process in which they remove all utility sources to the building as a precursor to demolition.

News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Republican Leader Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) released the following statement on unwinding the public health emergency (PHE) after President Biden declared the COVID-19 pandemic is over.

Release: Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, New Project Will Demonstrate the Commercial Viability of Turning Mine Waste into Clean Energy Technology, Boosting Domestic Manufacturing and Securing Domestic Supply Chain

News Release: Cincinnati - Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded seven multiple-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for the Technical Assistance Contracts for EM Field Sites (Site TACs). The contracts will have a maximum ordering limitation...

News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $16 million in funding to provide resources to communities interested in learning more about consent-based siting, management of spent nuclear fuel, and interim storage facility siting considerations. Nuclear power plants that produce...

There are 10 releases scheduled to be published on Sept. 21.

News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) announced today that the full Committee will hold a markup on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at 10:15 a.m. (EDT) in the John D. Dingell Room, 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building.

News Release: EM crews at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) Site and Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) jointly observed a day focused on safety last week to review transuranic (TRU) waste shipping and receipt procedures, reestablish their commitment to safety and further strengthen their working relationships.

News Release: AIKEN, S.C. - EM is slated to decommission a building at the Savannah River Site (SRS) containing residual plutonium once used to power deep space missions after workers finished deactivating the facility.

The US Energy Department published a three page rule on Sept. 19, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.

News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - An innovative system used to make digging trenches safer and faster at the Hanford Site recently earned EM Office of River Protection ’s tank farms contractor a top safety award.

There is one release scheduled to be published on Sept. 21.

News Release: PIKE COUNTY, Ohio - The health and safety of Portsmouth Site employees is the first priority. When something doesn’t seem right, team members know to act.

Release: Notice is Part of Biden-Harris Administration’s Continued Action to Protect American Consumers and Address the Global Supply Disruption Caused by Putin’s Energy Price Hike